Camassia quamash subsp. walpolei

(Piper) Gould

Amer. Midl. Naturalist 28: 735. 1942.

Basionym: Quamasia walpolei Piper Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 29: 81. 1916
Synonyms: Camassia walpolei (Piper) J. F. Macbride
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 305.
Revision as of 20:51, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Leaves 4–13 mm wide, not glaucous. Flowers actinomorphic; tepals withering separately after anthesis, pale blue or blue-violet, each 3-veined, sometimes 5-veined in outer whorls, 12–20 × 3–5 mm; anthers bright yellow, 3–5 mm; fruiting pedicel incurving-erect, with capsules closely appressed to raceme axes, 5–10 mm. Capsules 8–15 mm. Seeds 3–6 per locule.


Phenology: Flowering mid–late spring.
Habitat: Wet meadows
Elevation: 100–1500 m

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.